Bikes a hot (stolen) commodity in Hoboken

Hoboken bikes getting nicked more frequently!

Hoboken411 reader Ben was the unfortunate victim of yet another bike theft in Hoboken (food for thought: maybe the bike lanes encourage more thieves to come to town since we’re so publicly “bike friendly?”)

“I live on near of 6th and Willow. I had my bicycle locked securely in the back hallway of my building and just saw that it was stolen. This must have happened within the past twenty-four hours.

Please get the word out that if someone is seen riding a green Cannondale road bike that looks a bit small, it is most likely stolen seeing as I have never seen another one around here.

7 Responses

Same exact situation. Bike in the back of my apt. building was stolen yesterday around 5pm. My neighbor even saw the person leaving and had description. Male late 30’s, dark skin, with glasses and overweight. If anyone see’s a silver Fuji Absolute with a carbon fiber fork (front end) please let me know. 😥

Does anyone else see the irony in a fat person stealing a bike?[quote comment=”217240″]Same exact situation. Bike in the back of my apt. building was stolen yesterday around 5pm. My neighbor even saw the person leaving and had description. Male late 30′s, dark skin, with glasses and overweight. If anyone see’s a silver Fuji Absolute with a carbon fiber fork (front end) please let me know. [/quote]

Bikes are often stolen to be traded for drugs. That is why sometimes beater bikes are stolen, the junkie doesn’t care if is good bike or cr*p bike, they just need fix.[quote comment=”217248″]Does anyone else see the irony in a fat person stealing a bike?[/quote]

I have see how many people lock their bikes, and if their bike don’t get stolen (or wheels and seat) it is just dumb lock. I saw on blue bike by the downtown CVS, and because of how they locked the bike (with on of the best locks in market) the still had a frame but the wheels and seat was gone.